Spindle for twisting and spinning machines



(No Model.)

G. SINGLETON. SPINDLE FOR TWISTING AND SPINNING MACHINES. No. 495,713.

Patented Apr. 18, 1893.

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GEORGE SINGLETON, OF DOVER, NEl/VJERSEY.

SPINDLE FOR TWISTING AND SPINNING MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 495,713, dated April18, 1893.

Application filed August 13, 1892. Serial No. 442.985. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE SINGLETON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dover, county of Morris, and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Spindles for Twistingand Spinning Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenablev others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and toletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

The object of my present invention is to provide a spinning or twistingmachine, with receiving spindles of simple and durable construction, forthe purpose of carrying a spool or bobbin for the reception of a threador threads, while in the process of spinning or twisting and with suchmeans, whereby each of saidspindles can be stopped independently fromall others.

The invention consists in the improved spindle for spinning and twistingmachines, its operating and controlling mechanism, and the combinationand arrangements of the various parts thereof, substantially as will behereinafter more fully described and finally embodied in the clauses ofthe claim.

Similar letters and numerals of reference indicate corresponding partsin each of the several figures.

Figure 1. is an end elevation of a spinning and twisting machine,embodying my improvement. Fig. 2. is a side elevation of Fig. 1, onlythose parts being shown, which are necessary to illustrate the natureand operation of my invention, and Fig. 3. is an enlarged detailsectional view of one of the spindles.

In said drawings (1 represents the frame, on which are arranged bearingsfor the shafts b, 8, z', and 7c, and for the stub shaft f and for therocking shafts. To the shaft b,-the main driving shaftis secured apulley 0, adapted to transmit its motion-through belt dto pulley e,which latter is secured to stub shaft f, carrying gear wheel g. Saidgear wheel meshes into gear wheel h, secured to shaft 1', thus operatingthe latter. The motion from said shaft 2' is transmitted to shaft is, bygear connection at the other end of the machine, said connection notbeing shown in the drawings. To the frame a are also secured rails w, onwhich are adjustably securedthe brackets 1, supporting the spindles 2,which are provided with grooved wheels 3, and are adapted to carry thedelivering spools 4. A loose flier 5 is arranged at the upper end ofeach spindle, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The grooved wheel 3 onspindle 2 is connected by band 9, passing over grooved wheels 6 and 7,arranged on shafts b and 8, and is thus operated, as will be manifest.

To the shaft 70 (and also 2') are secured, at certain intervals, beveledgear-wheels Z engaging the beveled and geared portion of the spoolcarrier on. Each of said carriers is provided at its top with a disk m,adjustably secured thereto by a set screw m Said disk is provided withan upwardly extending pin m adapted to engage a socket or hole in thereceiving spool 0. The spindle n is firmly secured in the bobbin orspool carrier m, and is adapted to operate in the hollow shaft 10,resting in sleeve 19, which by bracket q is secured to a cross rail r offrame a. The spool carrier with its spindle operates on and in saidhollow shaft.

Secured to or integral with hollow shaft 10 is a pin 11, adapted toextend through inclined slot 12, arranged in sleeve 19. The upper end ofsaid slot is provided with a catch or rest 13, adapted to engage the pin11, of shaft 10, when the latter is moved upward.

To the shaft 5, on the top of the frame a, is secured the oscillatingframe If, as in the usual manner, and is adapted to arrange the threadon the spools in uniform layers.

The blocks a are secured to a cross-rail of the frame, and each of themis provided with an extending wire 1;, forming at its outer end a loop,through which the threads from the delivering spool pass, before theyare taken up by the receiving spool.

In operation, the spool carriers m with. their respective spindles n andspools 0, are rotated by the beveled gear wheels Z, whereby the threadis taken up by said spools. The lower spools 4. are revolvedsimultaneously, thus twisting the thread, as will be understood. Whenfliers 5 are used, the thread, after leaving the delivering spool has topass through the loop of said flier. (This will prevent the formation ofloops in the thread, when being twisted.) If for any reason, it isdesired or necessary to stop one of the receiving spindles, the operatormoves the pin 11 upward in the inclined slot 12 until it rests in thecatch 13. By this upward movement of the pin, the shaft 10 is raised,thereby raising the spool carrier m out of gear with gear wheel Z, thuspreventing a further rotation of the spindle. By moving the pin 11 backinto its normal position, the spindle is put in rotation.

I do not intend to limit myself to the exact construction shown anddescribed, as various changes can be made without changing the scope ofmy inventionneither do I intend to limit myself to the special use ofthe improved spindle for spinning and twisting machines, as othermachines are capable of being provided with my improvements.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A receiving spindle, consisting of a spool carrier, provided with thespool carrying disk, a spindle secured tosaid spool carrier, a hollowshaft supporting said spindle, a sleeve adapted to receive said shaft,and provided with an inclined slot, a pin secured to said shaft andextending through the slot of said sleeve, and a catch for holding thepin (when raised) in its raised position, all said parts being arrangedand combined to operate, substantially as described and for the purposesset forth.

2. A receiving spindle consisting of a spool carrier, a disk adj ustablysecured to said spool carrier and provided with an upwardly extendingpin, a spindle secured to said spool 40 carrier and extending throughsaid disk, a hollow shaft supporting said spindle, a sleeve adapted toreceive said shaft and provided with an inclined slot, and a pin securedto said shaft and extending through the slot of said sleeve, all saidparts, being arranged and combined to operate substantially as describedand for the purposes set forth.

3. In a spinning and twisting machine, the combination with the frame,the main driving shaft, the delivering spools and their operatingmechanism, of a shaft, adapted to be operated from the main drivingshaft, beveled gear Wheels secured to said shaft at certain intervals, aseries of sleeves arranged on said frame, each of said sleeves beingprovided with an inclined slot, a hollow shaft arranged in each of saidsleeves, a pin secured to said shaft and extending through the slot ofits respective sleeve, a spindle arranged in said hollow shaft, and aspool carrier secured to said spindle and provided with a beveled andgeared portion, adapted to engage the beveled gear wheels, all saidparts, substantially as described and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this26th day of July, 1892.

GEORGE SINGLETON. Witnesses:

JAMES J. VAN HQVENBERG, M. MUNsoN SEARING.

